“And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel (be argumentative) but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient” — 2 Timothy 2:24
First, why do we argue? We do it thinking we’re going to make a point and get the opposing party to “see it our way”.
But we all know that never works. Rather, arguing breeds all sorts of hostility, anger, resentment and bitterness, and does the opposite of what your end goal is – it persuades the other person to not listen rather than listen.
Instead, we must be kind, patient and self-controlled with the opposing party, even if they’re hostile, gently teaching them your point.
However, when trying to teach someone a point, if they remain hostile and just won’t listen to what you have to say and don’t want to learn, after the second attempt, move on — Titus 3:10.